# The Krumau Virgin

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Bohemian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-master-bohemian-rb2e3c7ab322b87>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Polychromed limestone, height 112 cm

## Commentary

The Krumau Virgin c. 1400 Polychromed limestone, height 112 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Ordered by the Rosenbergs \(Rozmberks\), a Bohemian noble family, for the St George Chapel of their castle at Krumau, this is one of the finest examples of the Beautiful or Fair Virgins that enjoyed such popularity around 1400.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)